Slingco Ltd Looking for Design Engineer at Rawtenstall, Lancashire Full Time

COMPANY BACKGROUND:

Slingco is an award-winning supplier of high-quality cable grip and wire rope products, with over 40 years of industry heritage. We serve customers in over 60 countries worldwide from our head office in Lancashire, UK, and base in Georgia, USA.

Our products are used in safety critical applications for a wide range of markets. With sectors including oil & gas, civil engineering, aerospace, transport, utilities, marine/offshore and the military – there is no room for error. That is why we do everything with the utmost care and precision.

We design and manufacture to the highest specifications and test to destruction. If our products do not meet and exceed the most stringent national and international standards, they’re not good enough for our customers.

At Slingco, our goal is to create innovative high-quality products that our customers can depend on, whilst providing a positive experience for our customers and our employees. Every aspect of our work, culture and commitment to innovation is driven by our core values.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is an excellent opportunity to pursue a career in engineering new product development within a successful and growing business. The role holder will report to a Senior Design Engineer who provides project oversite and support to a group of design engineers.

The successful candidate will likely be degree educated with a background in a mechanical engineering product design. This opportunity provides a wide range of product design and development exposure and would suit an engineer looking to progress their career into an NPD environment.

PAY & BENEFITS:

• £32,000 to £38,000 per Annum
• Contribution based Pension
• Death in Service / Life Assurance
• Free Gym Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Loan Scheme
• Modern purpose built manufacturing and office facility (Rawtenstall Head Office)
• Free car parking

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Good mechanical engineering aptitude with the ability to visualise and develop robust manufacturable design solutions.
• Ability to use CAD and analysis tools to draw, model and analyse component properties to ensure optimum design solutions are developed before committing to expensive and time‑consuming physical trials.
• Comfortable working and participating in a varied environment which includes all aspects of product design and development including validation, type approval and production support (seeing the products through from cradle to grave).
• Familiar with the requirements of working in a structured APQP new product development gate process.
• Providing design and technical engineering support for legacy products.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent level in mechanical engineering.
• Recent experience working in a design environment directly associated with a manufacturing facility.
• Good working knowledge of 3D CAD software; preferably AutoCAD / Inventor.
• Experience of using and maintaining engineering ERP data; preferably Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central.
• A “practical hands-on” mentality who has experience in supporting the prototype, validation and production ramp activities associated with the new product development process.
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation with cross functional project teams.
• Ability to work independently to agreed deadlines.
• Ability to interact and share knowledge with people at all levels of responsibility.

PREFERRED:

• Experience leading small design projects in an industrial engineering type environment.
• Working knowledge of FEA analysis.
• Exposure to AQPQ tools. For example, generating and participating in DFMEA’s & PFMEA’s.
• Experience in power utilities sector; overhead power line equipment, cable pulling equipment.

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